The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-18

plished by strict, Investigation that
the lard can be left out of the mix
ture entirely to the advantage of the con
sumer, and there win be no need of legis-
lation or any other means to break up either
the lard swiudle, or the cotton seed oil mon
opolies which propose to maintain it for
their own exclusive profit. ,s:G g., .
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MANAGEMENT OF SoILs.-A soil would
never get exhausted if managed with skill,
but would continue to improve in depth
and fertility in proportion to the industry
bestowed upon it. The food of plants, it is
true, may be exhausted from the soil by a
repetition of cropping with any one family
ofplants, if we neglect the application Of
such fertilizers as my have been taken
from the soil by that family; but no part
of the growing season is required for the
soil to rest, o. lie fallow, if judiciously
managed by q successive varying of the
crops, or by suppIyiug'to them such food
as may be a compensation for what has
been taken off by the previous crop. The
first object to be attained for securing q
certain and profitable return of produce
from the soil must be the rough drainage !;
the uext object is, brcahing into the subso't
to the desired depth--not without first con-
sidering whether it is proper and pro6ta-
BILE to shitt or turn up the subsol at once
to the influence of the atmosphere, or
whether it be best to break into it well
first, by shifting the surface soil and allow
ing the subsoil to remain and receive--first
the beneficial influence of the atmosphere,
and then, at the trcnching, portion of
the subsoil may be safely stirred up and
mixed with the surface soil; this practice,
continued for every succeeding crop, will
establish a healthy icrtilizing surface soil
to any desired debt.
Ifrepeatod STRINGS Of tho surface are
adopted, according to the nature of the
soil aud weather, every growing crop will
continue in healthy luxuriance, without
over suffering by receiving injury from
too much moisture, drought or frost. In
addition, by constantly scarifYiug, hociug
or forking the surface soil, not only obnox-
ious insects and their larvae are expelled,
but weeds would never make their appear
ance, much less have u chance of commit
ing their accustomed robbery of the soil
and crops Besides by such repeated stir
ring, the soil is always prepared, sweet and
healthy, for succeeding crops-no mean
consideration, either, when We observe the
loss Of time and produce occurring to such
ruinous extent in some localities, by al
lowing weeds to rob and choke the growing
crops, and to shed their seeds, productive
of a progeny similarly injurious to the
crops next in rotation.
The application Of manure is most es-
sential, and may be applied most benef-
cially when soil is established in q
healthy condition, and maintained thus ty
a constant attention to surface stirring.
Yet the application of manure is a second
airy consideration; for though it may be
very literally applied, and with considera-
bic expense, yet without first insuring the
hcalthfulness Of the soil, much property
and labor will be sacrificed.
NEATNEss IN DRESS AT HoME.-The
Importance Of neat and tasteful house
dressing cannot be over estimated The
matron who appears before the members Of
her family in shabby, soiled wrapper, and
makes the cxcuse-if, indeed, she takes the
trouble to make one at all-that 'it is so
much more comfortable has little idea OF
the possible consequences Of such a course
Could she but realize that her dress is an
evil example to her daughters, and one
productive Of consequences that will reach
far beyond her own span of life; that her
husband and sons cannot fail to draw com
parsons between her dress and that of the
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